PSYCHIATRY

The Sleepy Child

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Health condition Relative frequencya Inadequate sleep hygiene ++++ Sedation from drugs (prescription or over the counter) +++ Depression ++ Sleep apnea–hypopnea syndrome ++ Narcolepsy ++ Neoplastic, traumatic, and inflammatory brain…

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Central Nervous System Hypersomnias

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Medication Starting dose Maximum daily dose Medications for the treatment of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) Dextroamphetamine or methamphetamine 5–10 mg per daya 60 mg Methylphenidate 10–20 mg per daya 60…

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Sleep Deprivation

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54. Gangwisch JE, et al. Inadequate sleep as a risk factor for obesity: analyses of the NHANES I. Sleep. 2005;28(10):1289.PubMed 55. Spiegel K, et al. Sleep loss: a novel risk…

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Sleepiness in High-Consequence Industries

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Medically qualified to drive commercial vehicles if driver meets either of the following: In-service evaluation (ISE) recommended if driver falls into any one of the following five major categories (3-month…

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Schizophrenia

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Schizophrenia Introduction Clinical features Diagnosis and classification Epidemiology Aetiology Neurobiology Social and psychosocial factors Psychological factors Current aetiological hypotheses about schizophrenia Course and prognosis Treatment Management Discussing schizophrenia with patients…

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Learning disability (mental retardation)

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Learning disability (mental retardation) Introduction Terminology Epidemiology of learning disability Clinical features of learning disability Physical disorders among people with learning disability Psychiatric disorders among people with learning disability Other…

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Evidence-based approaches to psychiatry

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Related posts: Reactions to stressful experiences Paranoid symptoms and syndromes Classification Child psychiatry Dementia, delirium, and other neuropsychiatric disorders Learning disability (mental retardation)

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Psychiatry of the elderly

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Related posts: Reactions to stressful experiences Paranoid symptoms and syndromes Classification Child psychiatry Dementia, delirium, and other neuropsychiatric disorders Evidence-based approaches to psychiatry

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